(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.-There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary.

SEC. 406. [16 U.S.C. 470x-5] GENERAL PROVISIONS.

(a) ACCEPTANCE OF GRANTS AND TRANSFERS.-The Center may accept

(1) grants and donations from private individuals, groups, organizations, corporations, foundations, and other entities;

and

(2) transfers of funds from other Federal agencies.

(b) CONTRACTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.-Subject to appropriations, the Center may enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with Federal, State, local, and tribal governments, Native Hawaiian organizations, educational institutions, and other public entities to carry out the Center's responsibilities under this title.

(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.-There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of the Center. Funds for the Center shall be in addition to existing National Park Service programs, centers, and offices.

SEC. 407. [16 U.S.C. 470x-6] NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PRESERVATION. In order to improve the use of existing National Park Service resources, the Secretary shall fully utilize and further develop the National Park Service preservation (including conservation) centers and regional offices. The Secretary shall improve the coordination of such centers and offices within the National Park Service, and shall, where appropriate, coordinate their activities with the Center and with other appropriate parties.

B. SECTION 603 OF PUBLIC LAW 89-754

(section 603 of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966; Approved November 3, 1966; 80 Stat. 1278; 16 U.S.C. 470b-1)

GRANTS TO NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION TO COVER RESTORATION COSTS

SEC. 603. [16 U.S.C. 470b-1] (a) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is authorized to make grants to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, on such terms and conditions and in such amounts (not exceeding $90,000 with respect to any one structure) as he deems appropriate, to cover the costs incurred by such Trust in renovating or restoring structures which it considers to be of historic or architectural value and which it has accepted and will maintain (after such renovation or restoration) for historic purposes.

(b) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the grants to be made under subsection (a).

C. TITLE IV OF PUBLIC LAW 96-515

(title IV of the National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1980; Approved December 12, 1980; 94 Stat. 3000; 16 U.S.C. 470a-1 and 470a-2)

TITLE IV-INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND WORLD HERITAGE CONVENTION

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SEC. 401. [16 U.S.C. 470a-1] (a) The Secretary of the Interior shall direct and coordinate United States participation in the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, 1 approved by the Senate on October 26, 1973, in cooperation with the Secretary of State, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. Whenever possible, expenditures incurred in carrying out activities in cooperation with other nations and international organizations shall be paid for in such excess currency of the country or area where the expense is incurred as may be available to the United States.

(b) The Secretary of the Interior shall periodically nominate properties he determines are of international significance to the World Heritage Committee on behalf of the United States. No property may be so nominated unless it has previously been determined to be of national significance. Each such nomination shall include evidence of such legal protections as may be necessary to ensure preservation of the property and its environment (including restrictive covenants, easements, or other forms of protection). Before making any such nomination, the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Natural Resources of the United States House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate.

(c) No non-Federal property may be nominated by the Secretary of the Interior to the World Heritage Committee for inclusion on the World Heritage List unless the owner of the property concurs in writing to such nomination.

SEC. 402. [16 U.S.C. 470a-2] Prior to the approval of any Federal undertaking outside the United States which may directly and adversely affect a property which is on the World Heritage List or on the applicable country's equivalent of the National Register, the head of a Federal agency having direct or indirect jurisdiction over such undertaking shall take into account the effect of the undertaking on such property for purposes of avoiding or mitigating any adverse effects.

1The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, referred to in section 401(a), is classified at 27 UST 37.

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